The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-29
o'BRIEN ENIENoED.
ENGLAND.
oHAMBERLAIN's SPEECH.


LONDON, September 24.-Mr. Chamber
lain presided yesterday at a meeting of
the Birmingham Radical union. In
speech he said that he had hoped that the
feud in the liberal ranks would ere now
have been removed, but there was evil
dence on the Gladstonian side that such
was not the case. he characterized the
liberal associations condemnation of
government interference with the meet
ings in Ireland as imperative. Assuredly
it was paramount duty of the executive
to enforce the law, and unless the country
supported the executive, there would be
an end of social freedom. The conflict
was between the written law of the land
and the unwritten law of the Irish Ma
tional league, and he hoped that the
former would triumph. He believed that
the league was dying natural death, but
ing depended on it, the organization must
be expected to die hard.
Resolutions were passed based upon
Mr.. Chamberlain's remarks and congratu-
lating Mr.. Chamberlain on his appoint
ment as a member OF the Anglo-American
fisheries commission.
LONDON, September 22.-Col. Hughes
Hallett, who is accused by the Pail Mall
Gazette of having maintained improper
relations with Miss Beatrice Selwn, states
that he did not see much of the lady until
last summer, when she had been free of
all control by her relatives, lived alone in
London, and he accompanied her to many
English watering places. 1t is stated
that she and Henry Smith, barrister,
and deputy lord lieutenant for Norfolk,
we're appointed guardians of his (Hughes
Hallett's) children by Lady Selwin. Mr..
Smith invited Col. Hughes Hallett and
Beatrice to visit him at his
home, and while they were there Mr.
Smiths suspicious were aroused by their
actions. On August 10 he went to Col
Hughes Haliett's bed room and found 1t
vacant. He then went to the room of
Beatrice, but the door was locked and he
could not gain admission. Mr.. Smith
then called the housekeeper, two house
maids, and lady's maid and other SER
wants and directed the coachman to burst
open the door. Col. Hughes Hallett, who
was in the room, was taken completely by
surprise, and, while dressing, was sub
iected to torrent of abuse from Mr..
Smith and everybody present,
while he Hallett) kept per-
fectly quiet. AS soon as Hallett
was dressed Mr.. Smith sent him to the
railway depot, and subsequently in
formed his friends everywhere of his con-
duct. He also telegraphed a statement
to Halletts wife, who condones the Of
Tense. Two days later Hallett received a
letter from lawyer demanding the return
of $4,000 belonging to Beatrice. The
money was paid over directly on the re-
ceipt of the letter. Colonel Hallett then
called on Captain Selwin, Beatrice's
brother, and offered to fight duel with
him, but the offer was not accepted.
Colonel Hallett then offered to elope
with Beatrice and thus enable his wife TO
obtain divorce, after which, he said, he
would marry Beatrice. Captain Selwin
declined to accept this offer. Colonel
Hallett is extremely bitter against Mr.
Smith, whom he describes as pompous and
vain, and who, while himself separated
from his wife, lives not entirely free from
feminine control.